I'm not a pro. I don't know anything about being a pro. So take what I'm about to say with a grain of salt. Besides, Chris seems to be doing a fine job of providing advice, much better than I could.
But what you said below scares me. Is it not normal practice to get the money for a job, or at least a good chunk of it, up front?
What happens if she doesn't pay you? Sure, you could say "well she won't get the images", but then you've invested all your time for nothing! She's not paying for the images, she's paying for your expertise, she's paying for your time. You're not just another supplier, sending off textiles or cutting machines or something.
Maybe a few of the pros on this list can enlighten me. For a commercial job like Tanya's doing, what's the industry norm? Payment or part payment up front? Or complete the work and then invoice? And wait. And hope you get paid.
And, well, even though it's been addressed, I just have to comment on the "she's assisting me in buying a camera" thing. NO SHE'S NOT!! (sorry for yelling<g>) You can't think like that. She's paying you for goods and services rendered. What you do with the money is your business. You charge her according to what you're work is worth, not what you personally need to do with YOUR money that she pays to you. By your logic, if you decided to buy a BMW with payment for that job, you'd charge her $100,000?
I think you must separate Tanya the business from Tanya the person. Which BTW, is something I've never been able to do with frank-the-whatever and frank-the-person. So, learn from my mistakes.
Enough from me, already... <vbg>
cheers, frank
"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]><snip>
When she pays me the $400 in coming days, it will go straight to the seller of the camera, and so, really, she has assisted in enabling me with said camera, and for that I am very greatful. <snip>
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